Important Dates:
**On NOVEMBER 30 at 9:30 am to 11:30am ...
we will be going to see the movie "Wonder"
Also on November 30 (from 1:50 to 2:45) it would
be great if we could have as many parent volunteers
as possible to help students with one-to-one
conferencing. The goal will be to proofread and edit
our sensory imagery stories to make final
improvements. You do not need to sign-up; please
just show up if you are available.
Nov. 29 = Winter Market - School Gym @ 6pm
Dec 4 - PRO-D (teachers only)
Dec 6 Mass XMAS Choir @ Alliance Church (7pm)
Dec 20 - Highlands Concert @ Key City Theater
Dec 22 - Jan 8 = Winter Break
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What we are studying....
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Reading: a variety of short stories, poems, and plays.
Writing: November is Sensory Imagery Writing month.
~ Daily writing, lessons... focus on writer's voice,
word choice, variety of sentence lengths and
beginnings, sentence structures, punctuation,
and editing skills.
Students have chosen a biome and will describe it in detail...
WE WILL BEGIN FORMAL SHARING NEXT WEDNESDAY...
STUDENTS WILL DRESS UP ACCORDING TO THEIR
CHARACTER AND APPROPRIATE TO THEIR CHOSEN BIOME.
Sensory World
~Word Work - Unit 11 test... in their books
- Unit #12 distributed Monday, TEST on Friday morning.
Weekly Journal Entries continue.... with Mystery Science.
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Math -New Unit: Multiplication! We will work on x by 0, 1, 2, 5,
and then 10, 3, 4.
Practice these...
Deep Dive Multiplication
Sketch World Multiplication
Dr. Kai's Mixup
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Health: Canada's Food Guide - explore and plan meals
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Socials - Mapping unit -Fantasy Map to be finished on Thursday.
INQUIRY for students...
- PRO / CON decision-making topics: survival skills and salmon.
- learning about resource (salmon) usage and the Sto:lo People
of the Fraser Valley.
- New Inquiry: Living in a new country in the world with NEW ID's...
next week we will begin the research component.
~ New ID's ... Just like Luke Garner.... or Lee Grant?
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Cool Science Inquiries:
Topic to explore...
Adaptations Debates "Which animal or plant has the BEST adaptation?"
Websites that will help...
7 Characteristics of living things
Living Things Change
Adaptations
More Amazing Adaptations
Crash Course for Kids
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PE - Game... "Runs Galore"
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French - Madame Vording
Music - Mr. Dureski and Mrs. Peters.
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ART - integrated into daily work / learning
This week's lesson is a different LAYERING ART piece
using "SCHOOL TOOLS"
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Congrats to EVA for being Worker of the Week last week!
He earned 10 House Team Points for the PENGUINS!
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